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(Psa 97:1-2) The LORD reigns, may the earth rejoice; May the many islands be joyful. Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
THE CATHOLIC THING: Are All Welcome?
EXCERPT HIRAETH IN EXILE BLOG: “Only Say the Word”
The Kingdom Still Reigns Even When the Courts Are Corrupt
The Introit begins where every Catholic recovery begins: not with the headlines, not with the latest episcopal press release, not with the latest “prudential” retreat from truth, not with Leo’s newest appointment, not with the nervous hush of the professional Catholics who built careers warning about Francis and now speak in murmurs as the same revolution keeps marching.
The Lord is King.
That line is an anchor. When the visible machinery of the Church looks captured, when the public face of authority feels like a permanent fog machine, the liturgy drags our chin upward and forces our eyes onto the throne.
Sion hears and is glad. Juda rejoices. Why, when the world gives so many reasons to grimace? Because the King’s reign does not depend on the applause of courtiers, nor on the loyalty of hired commentators, nor on whether the men in charge decide to act like fathers or like HR managers. He reigns through storms and through mutinies, through faithful bishops and through cowardly bishops, through saints and through scandal.
This is the first kind of hope the Mass gives today: the hope of reality. Christ reigns even when the earthly offices look compromised. Heaven does not change its constitution because Rome has become theatrical.
“Adore God, all you His angels.” Notice the order. We adore first. We explain later. We worship first. We strategize later. In times of chaos, everyone wants to become a pundit. The liturgy makes us become Catholics again.
“Look With Favor Upon Our Weakness”
The Collect is brief, blunt, and perfectly timed.
“Almighty and everlasting God, look with favor upon our weakness, and stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to help and defend us.” No romantic language, denial, or fake confidence. Weakness is admitted openly. The prayer does not pretend that the faithful are strong, well led, well fed, well protected. It simply asks God to do what men refuse to do: defend.
That “right hand” returns in the Offertory: “The right hand of the Lord has struck with power… I shall not die, but live.” The liturgy is teaching you how to interpret the crisis. The Church is not a self-sustaining brand. The Church survives because God defends her, even when a significant portion of her visible leadership behaves like a bureaucratic class managing decline.
If you feel tired, outnumbered, and constantly told to calm down, to stop noticing, to stop speaking, to stop “being divisive,” the Collect hands you a sentence you can pray without pretending.
Lord, look with favor upon our weakness.
Not our strength. Not our cleverness. Not our access. Our weakness.
That is a mercy, because weakness is what most Catholics possess right now: weak communities, weak preaching, weak formation, weak courage from people who are paid to have courage.
God listens anyway.
MARK MALLET BLOG: The Slow Burn
The tone mixes urgency, hope, and personal introspection — acknowledging the Mark's own aging and long commitment — while rejecting both despair and naive optimism.
He urges readers to:
"Have ANY Catholic Question? Just ask Ron Smith at: hfmin...@roadrunner.com
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January 26, 2026(Psa 97:1-2) The LORD reigns, may the earth rejoice; May the many islands be joyful. Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
THE CATHOLIC THING: Are All Welcome?
EXCERPT HIRAETH IN EXILE BLOG: “Only Say the Word”
The Kingdom Still Reigns Even When the Courts Are Corrupt
The Introit begins where every Catholic recovery begins: not with the headlines, not with the latest episcopal press release, not with the latest “prudential” retreat from truth, not with Leo’s newest appointment, not with the nervous hush of the professional Catholics who built careers warning about Francis and now speak in murmurs as the same revolution keeps marching.
The Lord is King.
That line is an anchor. When the visible machinery of the Church looks captured, when the public face of authority feels like a permanent fog machine, the liturgy drags our chin upward and forces our eyes onto the throne.
Sion hears and is glad. Juda rejoices. Why, when the world gives so many reasons to grimace? Because the King’s reign does not depend on the applause of courtiers, nor on the loyalty of hired commentators, nor on whether the men in charge decide to act like fathers or like HR managers. He reigns through storms and through mutinies, through faithful bishops and through cowardly bishops, through saints and through scandal.
This is the first kind of hope the Mass gives today: the hope of reality. Christ reigns even when the earthly offices look compromised. Heaven does not change its constitution because Rome has become theatrical.
“Adore God, all you His angels.” Notice the order. We adore first. We explain later. We worship first. We strategize later. In times of chaos, everyone wants to become a pundit. The liturgy makes us become Catholics again.
“Look With Favor Upon Our Weakness”
The Collect is brief, blunt, and perfectly timed.
“Almighty and everlasting God, look with favor upon our weakness, and stretch forth the right hand of Your majesty to help and defend us.” No romantic language, denial, or fake confidence. Weakness is admitted openly. The prayer does not pretend that the faithful are strong, well led, well fed, well protected. It simply asks God to do what men refuse to do: defend.
That “right hand” returns in the Offertory: “The right hand of the Lord has struck with power… I shall not die, but live.” The liturgy is teaching you how to interpret the crisis. The Church is not a self-sustaining brand. The Church survives because God defends her, even when a significant portion of her visible leadership behaves like a bureaucratic class managing decline.
If you feel tired, outnumbered, and constantly told to calm down, to stop noticing, to stop speaking, to stop “being divisive,” the Collect hands you a sentence you can pray without pretending.
Lord, look with favor upon our weakness.
Not our strength. Not our cleverness. Not our access. Our weakness.
That is a mercy, because weakness is what most Catholics possess right now: weak communities, weak preaching, weak formation, weak courage from people who are paid to have courage.
God listens anyway.
MARK MALLET BLOG: The Slow Burn
The tone mixes urgency, hope, and personal introspection — acknowledging the Mark's own aging and long commitment — while rejecting both despair and naive optimism.
He urges readers to:
- Avoid doubting God's presence or the prophecies.
- Stay vigilant in sanctifying grace, resist sin, and love others.
- Live faithfully in the present moment without burying their "talents" in fear.
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 5- "On painstaking and true repentance"
38. Nothing equals or excels God's mercies. Therefore, he who despairs is committing suicide. A sign of true repentance is the acknowledgment that we deserve all the afflictions, visible and invisible, that come upon us, and even greater ones. Moses, after seeing God in the bush, returned again to Egypt, that is, to darkness and to the brick-making of Pharaoh, who was symbolical of the spiritual Pharaoh. But he went back again to the bush, and not only to the bush, but also up the mountain. Whoever has known divine vision will never despair of himself. Job became a beggar, but he became twice as rich again.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerR...@aol.com
"Have ANY Catholic Question? Just ask Ron Smith at: hfmin...@roadrunner.com
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